A free day of public transport across Sydney won't be able to go ahead until after the March 25 election. 9News
commuters have been promised a fare-free day after Wednesday's chaos, which saw the city's entire train network grind to a halt.Perrottet promised a free day of public transport "to make up someway for what occurred" but as the government is in caretaker mode, the day won't be able to go ahead until after the March 25 election.Transport NSW will put together a proposal for the free day for whoever wins government.
The massive backlog spilled into other public transport and sparked an Uber surge that was slammed by the transport minister. Just after midnight, the official Twitter accounts for all Sydney Trains lines were warning people to be prepared.Commuters waiting for light rail services are seen in the window reflection at Town Hall.
An Uber from Central Station to the airport was quoted at almost $90 around 3.30pm, while a trip from North Sydney to the Shire was seen as high as $280."I'm absolutely disgusted that Uber have decided to take advantage of an unfortunate situation in Sydney," he said.The rail chaos kicked off when a "critical" radio system connecting train crew signallers and the Rail Operations Centre failed about 2.45pm.
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